Sunday 11th February

The adult Bonaparte's Gull was off John's Watch on and off during the afternoon with the Long-tailed Duck and a Great Northern Diver also present. Also offshore 92 Great-crested Grebe, seven Red-throated and a second Great Northern Diver were off the sea wall. Elsewhere the immature drake Eider had moved into the estuary where on a very low high tide there were 50 Sanderling, 560 Oystercatcher, six Ringed Plover and two Greenshank.